Rachel L. Fleming

MLIS & Fine Artist

303-478-2578  |  La Habra, CA

rachellynnfleming@gmail.com   |   www.Rlynnstudio.com | www.rachelfleming.com

Qualifications Summary

MLIS Graduate Student, with leadership, teaching and strong communication and facilitation skills. 18 Years of customer service combined with strong public speaking, presentation and project management. Three years of in-person library experience. Ten years of fine art business, graphic design, and editorial photography.   

Education

• Masters of Library & Information Science  | SJSU, graduation date: May 2023

  • Completed Coursework: Information Retrieval System Design, Information Communities, Information Professions, Information Technology Tools & Applications, Cataloging & Classification, Reference, Applied Research methods, Project Management, Conflict Resolution, Hyper Linked Library Model: Seminar in Library Management, and Intellectual Freedom.  

• Masters of Art: Photography  | Academy of Art University | 42 Unites Completed 

• Bachelor of Psychology & Art  | CSUF, graduation date 2009

Work Experience

• Student Assistant | SJSU | 2021-present

  • Facilitate weekly graduate workshops for graduate students, provide technical support for graduate students and related faculty, edit instructional materials and proposal documents. Assisted with professional conference materials and presentations. 

• Business Owner | Rlynn Studio | 2015- present

  • Self-employed Artist with online business. Manage a small fine art business selling fine art & home decor. Organize community mural projects. Teach art workshops & painting classes. 

  • Wedding, Portrait & Editorial Photography Services for 9 years. 

  • Freelance photojournalist for non-profits. 

  • Cheesecake Factory & Roadhouse Grill   | Server  |  2019-2021

    • Customer Service in a fast paced demanding environment.

• Management | Starbucks | 2004 - 2011

  • Managed and supervised a staff. Trained workers and taught classes. Organized schedules, meetings, cash handling & training. Customer service in the fast paced standard food industry.

• Front Desk |Crossing Cafe & Bookstore | 1999- 2004

  • Assisted customers in finding books and basic searches. Shift supervisor: managerial  responsibilities.

• Jefferson County Public Library  | Page  |  1999-2001

  • Shelved books 20 hours a week for just under 2 years. 

Project Experience

• Chair  |  ALASC SJSU   | 2022-2023 Term  |  Student Chapter of the Year

  • Led executive committee of 17 members. Scheduling. Project management. Communications. Presentations. Event and election planning and implementation. 

• Internship  | National Parks Golden Gate Museum Archive  | 135 hours | Summer 2022

  • Archival arrangement and processing: Methods and practices of recording archives, records and reference services. Processed historic transcripts and Oral Histories. 

  • Collection Management: Appraised collection materials with archival guidelines for incoming collections, evaluated against Scope of Collections Statements with topics including housing, space planning and organization. 

  • Reference and Outreach: Facilitated information management and retrieval by constructing finding aids, assisting in online postings and platforms and employed strategies for creating online exhibits highlighting particular collections or themes.  

• Volunteer Internship  | Orange County Public Library  | 2022

  • 6 months | 100 Hours | Holds. Shelving. Learning public library programming, and briefly shadowing adult service librarian. 

• Alpha Tester  | Caspio Database Design for SJSU core INFO 202 class content.

• International Association of School Librarians 2022 Conference Presentation

  • Assisted and facilitated the recording of Dr. Loertcher’s Informed Learner Presentation for the IASL’s 2022 International Conference.  

• Team Leader of 6 | Evaluation and redesign of Auckland Public Library

  •  Evaluated and redesigned the Auckland Public Library's website for usability and function

• Team Leader of 5 | SWOT, Environmental Scan 

  • Evaluated and redesigned 5 year Strategic Plan for local library. 

• Editorial Photographer | PAWS Nonprofit | 2011

• Photojournalist | Mosaic Nonprofit | 2010

Skills

Project management, group facilitation, event planning & implementation, OCLC, Adobe suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Google suite, Zoom, Powerpoint, Caspio, Webdata pro, Website design, HTML5, JavaScript, Blog writing, Social media and User research, Graphic design and professional photography. I am happy to provide examples of how I have utilized these different tools and skills upon request. 

References Upon Request!

Hello, 

Welcome to my online shop. I love to make art, it is often my escape, catharsis, and necessity. If you like my work, or a piece speaks to you, I hope you choose to give a piece a forever home. Within each work resides a piece of me, and I'm honored that you are here to witness it. I am currently getting my Masters in Library and Information Science, and all proceeds go to furthering my education.

My work is broken into different categories: Fine Art (mainly oil & acrylic), Watercolor & Ink, and Watercolor Figures. Depending on my mood, my creations continue to grow and change, as I am continually learning new things.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Rachel